Alissa Brammer

AARP Iowa thanks the Iowa Food Bank Association and member food banks in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Sioux City for recently co-hosting provocative discussions with area thought leaders on how to advance hunger awareness and action in their communities.

Think you’re too smart to fall for an online scam? A new AARP survey aimed to find out why some people fall for internet fraud while others do not and the results are alarming. It turns out it’s not just what you do on the online, but your life experiences off-line that can make you an easy target for scammers.

WASHINGTON, DC—AARP Executive Vice President Nancy A. LeaMond released the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s FY2015 budget proposal:

AARP Applauds Senate Passage of SF 2168 to Better Combat Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation

Few Iowans take time out of their busy lives to think about hunger in their state, yet nearly 400,000 Iowans – including nearly 150,000 age 50 and older – are considered food insecure, meaning they lack the ability to acquire nutritionally adequate and safe foods in socially acceptable ways.

Des Moines – AARP volunteers, state leaders, and long-term care advocates urged lawmakers to support the strongest version of legislation to improve protections for families against the devastating problem of financial exploitation of elders in Iowa.

More than 10,000 Iowans from across the state joined AARP Iowa State Director Kent Sovern, Advocacy Director Anthony Carroll, and AARP telecommunications policy advocate Coralette Hannon for a discussion on emerging issues in the Iowa State Legislature, including a new proposal that would change Iowa's existing laws for oversight of landline telephone service.

AARP was honored to participate in the Iowa Food Systems Council Food Access and Health Work Group winter webinar series, "I'm Hungry and I Live in Iowa," Part 1, on Tuesday, Jan. 28th. Ann Black, Iowa Associate State Director for Communications, shared highlights from the "Hunger in Iowa: Awareness and Support for State Action" 2013 Survey of Iowans 18+. Find the complete survey report here.

AARP welcomed members of the Iowa House and Senate back to the 85th General Assembly with delivery of its new state priorities executive summary. Key areas of focus for 2014 are advocating for more affordable, accessible and adequate health care and long term care, promoting financial security for Iowans and keeping utility costs affordable.

Dec. 13, 2013 -- AARP is pleased federal officials and Iowa state officials have reached an agreement to provide health coverage to Iowa’s over 100,000 adults, including over 17,000 Iowans between age 50 and 64, many of whom are working poor who lack coverage.